When you donate whole blood, your blood components can improve the lives of up to 3 adult patients and up to 4 pediatric patients. 30 minutes of your time can mean new opportunities for those who need it and a great joy for their families. Our team of professionals will answer any questions you may have to perform this act that saves lives every day.

Donation requirements

If your blood group is O, your weight is over 70 kg, you could be a donor of red blood cells by apheresis. This donation has the value of two common donations that will positively impact the health of patients who need this blood component. This unit can be fractionated so that it can be used for up to 8 pediatric patients.

For the process of red blood cell donation by apheresis (erythroapheresis), an average of 30 minutes is required, during which time our team takes the blood, preserves the red blood cells and returns the other blood components to the donor. The total amount collected at the end is 200 to 210 ml and this type of donation can be performed every 6 months.

Donation requirements

With a single donation you can positively impact with a higher quality to patients in specific conditions. Cases such as Diego's, a patient who requires 6 units of platelets for surgery, these platelets would have to be extracted from 6 units for which 6 blood donors are necessary. With a single platelet donor by apheresis only one blood component would be taken but with a higher quality and a single donation would be enough for Diego.

For the process of platelet donation by apheresis (platelet apheresis), an average of 1 hour and 30 minutes is required, during which time our team takes the blood, preserves the platelets and returns the other blood components to the donor. The total amount collected at the end is 196 to 200 ml and this type of donation can be performed every 2 months.

Donation requirements